Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: L83E
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Silver/Grey
Violet
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Palest pearl violet standards, slightly darker texture veins, 1/4" gold tan band; dark burgundy, extensive network of fine white veins over hafts, white bumps and sometimes white hooks along rim
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Pale slate violet, gold tan lacy crests and veins extending to stigmatic lip
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Time Will Tell X J31A: (Dream of Gold x Epicenter)
Child plants: 19 child plants

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